Graham Erion
Graham Erion
Speaker
Chief Commercial Officer

CarbonFree Group of Companies

Canada

Graham Erion is an accomplished solar power deal maker. Since 2017 he has been with CarbonFree Technology where he currently serves as the VP, M&A and Structured Finance and has led all transactions in the acquisition, construction, and financing of a portfolio of over 350 MWp of operating and in construction small scale solar projects in Chile.

Prior to joining CFT, Graham worked for another solar developer and was previously a senior associate in the Toronto office of DLA Piper (Canada) LLP with a practice focused on corporate/commercial matters and regulatory compliance. 

Graham is called to the bar in Ontario (2008) and New York (2012).

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Cross-border renewables financing: Overcoming structural challenges

Graham Erion
Chief Commercial Officer,
CarbonFree Group of Companies
Emi Takehara
CFO,
Grenergy Renovables
Luis Morales
Director, Finance and M&A,
Innergex
Jorge Camina
Partner And Head of Sustainable Infrastructure Credit,
Denham Capital
Jean-Valery Patin
Managing Director and Co-Head of Energy, Resources & Infrastructure - Americas,
BNP Paribas
Moderator
Jesus Enriquez
Director, Global Infrastructure Group, Latin America,
Fitch Ratings Ltd.

Tapping USD denominated financing can facilitate much needed access to deeper pools of liquidity, but how can one avoid possible roadblocks in practice?

  • How to navigate testing international debt markets

  • Which projects have the largest need for cross-border financing?

  • The continued development and evolution of corporate PPAs in the region 

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Running the Race: How to navigate 2023's debt markets

Jon Plavnick
Partner, GIP Credit,
Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP)
Shalin Parikh
Managing Director,
EIG Global Energy Partners
Jason Boe
Managing Director,
Prudential private capital
Juan Pablo Raffetto
Director, Head of Latin America Infrastructure & Project Finance,
MetLife Investment Management
Juan Carlos Betancur
Managing Director,
UBS
Graham Erion
Chief Commercial Officer,
CarbonFree Group of Companies
Moderator
Douglas Doetsch
Partner,
Mayer Brown

Our panelists will discuss the most efficient way to access debt markets in an ever changing environment for borrowers and lenders. 

  • Strategies for maximizing maturities 

  • Deep dive into minimizing the cost of debt  

  • Is working with local lenders sustainable for long term projects?